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Blockchain Makes Inroads Into Banking

PYMNTS

The CBA said it will look to include smaller and mid-sized banks on the platform, with eventual additions of tax agencies and customs activities to the platform. Separately, the South Korean government has been eyeing tax breaks for blockchain in a move that looks to bring innovation to the region.

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Book Report: The Unbanking of America by Lisa Servon

Jeff For Banks

That is how the book ended. Without further anticipation, here are the book's takeaways with a little editorial commentary from me: Amazon Link 1. There were ideas in the book to accomplish this that I must report to you: a) Subsidize banks to serve customers with financial instability who are not profitable.

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Amazon And Google Face New European Problems

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European regulators this week continued to show their love, respect and admiration for U.S.-based Assuming that caught your attention, here’s the real story: It’s shaping up as a busy week for regulators in Europe (including Turkey, which for purposes of this article, qualifies as Europe).

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Transpay: Go Global, But Not Before Doing These Five Things

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In many ways, eCommerce has dissolved borders, creating new expectations for business to be conducted between countries with different currencies, languages and regulations. And as the ability to send payments electronically becomes faster and cheaper with innovation, it seems like doing business globally should no longer be a big deal.

ATM 101
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Collections Predictions 2021: After the Debt Tsunami, the Flood

FICO

Regulators will want more tolerance, but many credit grantors will be unable to afford it. When you have loans that are not profitable, and the regulator wants you to take the loss, you will push those loans to the debt resolution space. It’s not just regulators who will push for tolerance, the government will as well.

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Predicting the Next Banking Crisis Is a Fool’s Game. Not Learning From the Last One: Equally Foolish

Jeff For Banks

Second, this can be accomplished only if the industry does not have too much influence over its regulators and if the regulators have the ability to hire, train, and retain qualified staff. Third, the regulators need adequate financial resources. My lesson learned to the regulators, read your past lessons learned.

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Why SMB Lenders Need Straight Through Data

PYMNTS

The package must include the laundry list of financial records lenders want to review: balance sheets and financial statements, bank statements, tax returns, accounts payable and receivable and details about the vendors on those lists, as well as details about outstanding loans and tax returns.

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